Blaise Compaoré “asks forgiveness” to the Sankara family
The former Burkinabe president Blaise Compaoré, sentenced in absentia to life imprisonment for the 1987 assassination of his predecessor Thomas Sankara, “asked for forgiveness” to […]
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DRC: Patrice Lumumba’s remains officially handed over to his family by Belgian justice
On Monday 20 June 2022, more than 61 years after his death, the remains of Patrice Lumumba, the Congolese Prime Minister, were returned to his […]
Attempted putsch aborted in Mali, says junta
Mali’s transitional authorities claim to have foiled a coup attempt on the night of Wednesday, May 11, to Thursday, May 12. “A small group of […]
Former Guinean President Alpha Conde faces legal action
The Guinean judiciary has taken a new step in the prosecution of former President Alpha Conde by opening a judicial investigation against him and several […]
Thomas Sankara assassination trial postponed to October 25
Just opened on Monday, the trial of the 1987 assassination of the “father of the Burkinabe revolution”, Thomas Sankara, then president of Burkina Faso, has […]
OHCHR denounces “assassinations and systematic violations by Algerian security forces” against Sahrawis in Tindouf
The OHCHR (Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights) has denounced the “systematic violations” committed by Algerian security forces against the Sahrawis […]